Abortion opponents going for 'fresh angle'
By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY
February 7, 2006 article excerpt
WASHINGTON — Samuel Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court put a national spotlight on abortion and on whether the conservative federal judge might be part of a legal avalanche that eventually topples Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide. For now, however, most of the debates over abortion in state legislatures stem from abortion opponents' continuing push to emphasize the interests of fetuses and to create more hurdles for women seeking abortions. To read the rest of this article about the continuation of the anti-choice movement's drive to restrict access to abortion services with no focus on increasing access to preventative health services that could reduce unintended pregnancies click here.
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